n the hospital and the money that I needed to raise for her surgery and then I rem

the morning light that fell gently on the room while I was there waiting for Tyler. Soon he wal

morning, please I nee

he fifty thousand dollars I needed. For a moment my heart felt lighter, and then Tyler

asked "What

favor in return for this money. I w

eyes widened with shock, but I asked in

d after that, we will not see each other

d although I also felt unsure about what he was asking I knew that if I did not agre

e nothing more, this is a one night arrange

side, but he money was real and it meant I could pay for my mother's

you must be very careful" she said. "A one night stand is not something to take lightly because it may help now, but it might hurt

to spend the night at a quiet hotel; the room was small and plain, with

is voice was calm "Good evening, let's not make

I did my part in the deal, but I could only think about my mother and the high price I had paid to help her as we lay in the hot

deep down I felt sorrow and a sense of loss for what I had given up in the process and as I walked back through the quiet streets with the early light reminding me that every d